A journalist since 1987, Steve Collins has worked for daily newspapers in New York, Connecticut and Maine. He has served as the State House reporter for the Sun Journal since 2016. Among his awards are the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2016 Ethics in Journalism Award and the I.F. Stone Whistle-Blower Award in 2015. Collins is a founder and board president of Youth Journalism International, a charity that teaches students around the globe about news writing, media literacy and issues of the day. His wife, Jackie Majerus-Collins, serves as its executive director. Born in Massachusetts, he grew up in a military family that took him to Norway, Ohio and Virginia, where he earned a degree in history from the University of Virginia. He and Jackie live in Auburn. They have two adult children, two collies and not enough time.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2020
Republican congressional hopefuls seek changes in Social Security
The three contenders for Maine’s 2nd District say they worry about the future of the retirement program unless revisions are made.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2020
How John Dunjee escaped slavery and came to Bates College in 1866
The first African-American student to attend Bates College may have been a president’s son. John William Dunjee, who escaped from slavery just before the Civil War, began taking classes in Lewiston in 1866 because it cost less than Oberlin College in Ohio, where he had started his studies. Bates at the time had just barely […]
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PublishedJuly 1, 2020
In search of a bigger stage, Eric Brakey eyes congressional seat
Brakey gave up acting for politics almost a decade ago and, mostly, hasn’t regretted it.
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PublishedJune 30, 2020
Dale Crafts aiming for U.S. House seat
Determination marks life of Lisbon businessman, former Republican state lawmaker.
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PublishedJune 30, 2020
Bates College eyes big changes on campus for returning students
To combat COVID-19, the Lewiston college calls for testing, masks, social distancing and more to keep its community safe.
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PublishedJune 29, 2020
In her quest for Congress, Adrienne Bennett touts her ‘unique set of skills’
Gov. Paul LePage’s former press secretary, now a Bangor real estate agent, faces two foes in the July 14 Republican primary in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.
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PublishedJune 28, 2020
Critics: Bates College is ‘a white place’
Accused of racism by, among others, two former employees, the Lewiston college vows to renew its historic pursuit of racial and social justice.
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PublishedJune 19, 2020
U.S. Senate hopeful Tiffany Bond calls on state to put her on ballot
A Portland independent filed a civil rights suit claims that because of the pandemic, Maine should ‘do the right thing’ and waive its normal signature collection requirements.
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PublishedJune 18, 2020
Independent Max Linn qualifies for U.S. Senate race ballot
Tiffany Bond suing state to waive signature rules so she can be a fifth candidate in the general election.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Bates College vows to intensify its anti-racism efforts
College President Clayton Spencer responded this week to critics who complained of structural racism with a plan to combat the problem.
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